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Pàgina viii
... afterwards behaved so basely to the family of Chatterton ; and he pro- posed to follow the same course with the life of Gray , which was to have been supplied by the Rev. Mr. Temple , the friend of Boswell . It is to be regretted in ...
... afterwards behaved so basely to the family of Chatterton ; and he pro- posed to follow the same course with the life of Gray , which was to have been supplied by the Rev. Mr. Temple , the friend of Boswell . It is to be regretted in ...
Pàgina xxi
... afterwards showed that the author was grateful .. In 1765 , pushed forward by the satire of Churchill , Johnson published his subscription Shakspeare , for which proposals had been long in circu- lation . The author's celebrated ...
... afterwards showed that the author was grateful .. In 1765 , pushed forward by the satire of Churchill , Johnson published his subscription Shakspeare , for which proposals had been long in circu- lation . The author's celebrated ...
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... afterwards Earl of St. Albans , and was employed in such correspondence as the royal cause required , and particularly in ciphering and deciphering the letters that passed between the king and queen ; an employment of the highest ...
... afterwards Earl of St. Albans , and was employed in such correspondence as the royal cause required , and particularly in ciphering and deciphering the letters that passed between the king and queen ; an employment of the highest ...
Pàgina 5
Samuel Johnson. Some years afterwards , " business , " says Sprat , " passed of course into other hands ; " and Cowley , being no longer useful at Paris , was in 1656 sent back into England , that , " under pretence of privacy and ...
Samuel Johnson. Some years afterwards , " business , " says Sprat , " passed of course into other hands ; " and Cowley , being no longer useful at Paris , was in 1656 sent back into England , that , " under pretence of privacy and ...
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... afterwards to Chertsey , in Surrey . He seems , how- ever , to have lost part of his dread of the hum of men . " He thought him- self now safe enough from intrusion , without the defence of mountains and oceans ; and , instead of ...
... afterwards to Chertsey , in Surrey . He seems , how- ever , to have lost part of his dread of the hum of men . " He thought him- self now safe enough from intrusion , without the defence of mountains and oceans ; and , instead of ...
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